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Youth Leadership Program

Our club is sponsoring a Youth Leadership program. This program offers crucial leadership and communication skills to the young society. The program is FREE and opens to any junior and high school students. Classes are held on Sundays from 2:30 to 3:30 in room 122 at James B. Conant High School, 700 East Cougar Trail, Hoffman Estates, Illinois 60194.

For registration information please contact Len Casper at 847-382-3804, clcasper1@comcast.net or Lillian Huang at 847-894-7195, lxhuang@hotmail.com

Program Outline

Session 1- Introduction to Chairmanship

Explain Youth Leadership Program

Get acquainted exercise

Evaluation of present speaking ability

Discussion of chairmanship principles

Elect officers for 1st half

Assign speakers

Session 2 -Introduction to Public Speaking

Presentation of speeches

Group evaluation

Discussion of elements of a good speech

Assign evaluators for speakers

Session 3 - Impromptu Speaking

Impromptu talks- table topics

Presentation and evaluations of speeches

Discussion and exercise of group discussion

Session 4 - Organizing Your Speech

Impromptu talks- table topics

Presentation & evaluation of speeches

Elect officers for 2nd half

Discussion of speech organization

Assign Advanced speeches

Session 5 – Listening

Impromptu talks

Presentation & evaluation of Advanced speeches

Discussion and practice in listening

Discussion of chairmanship and parliamentary procedure

Session 6 – Gestures in Speaking

Impromptu talks

Presentation and evaluation of speeches

Discussion of gestures in speaking

Exercise in chairmanship

Session 7 – Voice and Vocabulary

Impromptu Talks

Presentation and evaluation of speeches

Discussion of voice and vocabulary

Planning for session Eight/ Participants choice

Evaluation of progress

Session 8 – Show Your Skills

Presentation of special program

Evaluation of program

Presentation of certificates